Calliotropis zone
{{short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| image_caption = Shell of Calliotropis zone (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
| genus = Calliotropis
| species = zone
| authority = Vilvens, 2007
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Calliotropis zone is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.{{WRMS species|446353|Calliotropis zone Vilvens, 2007||18 April 2010}}
Description
The Calliotropis zone refers to a biogeographical area typically defined by the presence of Calliotropis, a genus of deep-sea gastropods in the family Eucyclidae. This zone is usually associated with deep marine environments, particularly in the bathyal and abyssal zones of oceans worldwide, where these species thrive on soft substrates. The Calliotropis zone is significant for understanding benthic ecosystems and biodiversity in deep-sea habitats.{{Cite book |last=Bouchet |first=Philippe |url=https://archive.org/details/revisionofnorthe31993bouc |title=Revision of the northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda |last2=Warén |first2=Anders |last3=Società italiana di malacologia |last4=Statens naturvetenskapliga forskningsråd (Sweden) |date=1993 |publisher=Milano : Società italiano di malacologia |others=Smithsonian Libraries}}
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Fiji.
References
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- Vilvens C. (2007) New records and new species of Calliotropis from Indo-Pacific. Novapex 8 (Hors Série 5): 1–72.
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=59393|title=Calliotropis zone|access-date=15 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 2007
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